New Zealand
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Score on the GALE Checklist
| Item | Forbidden | Discouraged | No policy | Encouraged | Supported | No data | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Full access to schools? | x | Our Human Rights act says discrimination is not allowed although as you know that doesn;t mean it doesn't happen! | |||||
| 2. Freedom of self expression? | x | however peers can be a problem! | |||||
| 3. Protection against bullying? | x | Most schools have an anti-bullying rule, doesn't mean it is applied though or applied evenly or justly. We have a group called | |||||
| 4. No drop-out? | x | no comments | |||||
| 5. Equal performance? | x | no comments | |||||
| 6. Is there public information? | x | We have just implemented Gay Marriage and despite th naysayers, the sky has yet again not fallen in! The ridiculous right is getting listened to les and less by politicians, and that is a good thing. | |||||
| 7. Attention in school resources? | x | no comments | |||||
| 8. Resources for LGBT students? | x | no comments | |||||
| 9. Support services open to LGBT? | x | no comments | |||||
| 10. Peer-learning opportunities? | x | no comments | |||||
| 11. Is staff supportive? | x | no comments | |||||
| 12. Is staff competent to teach? | x | no comments | |||||
| 13. Is staff competent to support? | x | no comments | |||||
| 14. Supportive school environment? | x | no comments | |||||
| 15. Employment protection for staff? | x | no comments |
The score is 100% encouraged or supportive (supportive). We score this country therefore as supportive.
This report is based on one respondent, who based filled out the checklist in September 2013.
Relevant Conventions
| Convention against Discrimination in Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on Technical and Vocational Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
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This page was last updated on 9 January 2013.